PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Highest ever 1.33 crore doses have been administered in a single day
- 65.41 Cr. vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- More than 18.3 crore doses have been administered in the month of August
- 41,965 new cases in the last 24 hours
- Active cases account for 1.15% of total cases
- India's Active caseload stands at 3,78,181
- Recovery Rate currently at 97.51%
- 33,964 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,19,93,644
- Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 68 days
- Daily positivity rate reported to be 2.61%
- 52.31 crore Total Tests conducted so far
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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
COVID-19 Update
India achieves Highest ever Single-Day Vaccination Coverage with the administration of over 1.33 Cr doses
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 65.41 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 97.51%
41,965 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 1.15% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 68 days
In a landmark achievement, India administered more than 1 Crore COVID-19 vaccine doses yesterday. This feat has been achieved twice in last 5 days. With the administration of 1,33,18,718 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 65.41 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 69,06,357 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,58,781
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2nd Dose
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83,94,433
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,24,133
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2nd Dose
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1,32,40,353
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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25,49,87,186
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2nd Dose
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2,87,15,564
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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13,21,30,747
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2nd Dose
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5,51,36,560
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,75,30,680
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2nd Dose
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4,52,95,071
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Total
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65,41,13,508
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of 33,964 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,19,93,644.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.51%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 66 consecutive days now.
41,965 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 3,78,181. Active cases presently constitute 1.15% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 16,06,785 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 52.31 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.58% remains less than 3% for the last 68 days now. The Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.61%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 86 consecutive days now.
Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1750985
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 64.51 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 5.21 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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64,51,07,160
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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5,21,37,660
More than 64.51crorevaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so farthrough Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than5.21Cr balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1750967
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